Rein holder



Jan. 8 1924. y l 1,480,479

- P.. TRusKowsKl REIN HOLDER Filed April 24 1923 /////////h/////////ll//fff0 lm attorney' Patented `lan. 8, 1924.

UNITED srArEs PAULTRUSKOWSKI, OF-REMSEN, NEW -YORK. v Y i REIN HOLDER.

Appncatin mea Amiral, 1923. serial SNO. cagas?.

To, all 'whom t 'may concern:

Be it known that l, PAUL TRUsKowsKI, a citizen of Poland, residing at Remsen, lin the county of Oneida and State of New York, have .'inventedfcertain new anduseful Improvements kin Rein Holders, of whichI the following is a specification. Thisinvention relates to certain new and useful improvements in rein holders and has for its primary object-to provide' a hold-4 ing or clamping device for thefreeends of reins and which is preferably mounted upon the dash board of a horse drawn vehicle in a manner to prevent accidental disengagement of the reins. Y

Another obj ect of the invention is to provide a rein holder wherein a sliding wedge member cooperates with the free end of reins and a fixed rein engaging block for effectively retaining the reins within the holder.

With the above general objects in view and others that will become apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists of the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts herein-V after more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like referenceV characters designate` corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the rein holder constructed in accordance with the present invention, reins illustrated by dotted lines being operatively positioned therein, I Y

Figure 2 is an end elevational view showing the holder mounted upon the Vdash board' of a vehicle with the ends opening in the holder for receiving the reins,

F igureB is a topplan view, l Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line IV-IV of Fig. 1 showing the fixed rein gripping block andy the sliding wedge member, and Y igure 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on line V-V of Fig. 1 showing the wedging member` at its limit of downward Vmovement in the inclined guide slot and the key for moving the wedging member through the slot.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing, there is illustrated a rein holder embodying a base plate 1, preferably rectangular in plan view having a cover casing 2 secured thereto as at 3 and em-r bodyingan inclined outer wall A4as illustrated in Fig'si2f`andf5 lwith the fend'wall'4 zofthe cover, and the upperw'all thereof'togetler with the 'bottom wall being cut awayfatl oneend as clearly 'illustrated to 'provide an end receiving `opening for the reins R, shown by dotted lines in Figs. 1 and v2. Theedge ofthebase plate 1 is provided 'with "a-plurality of openings v6 to receive Vfastening deviceswfor securing the rein' holder to the` insideface of vdash yboard 7. p

lThe rein'holding devices are ,associa with 'the'open'end `lof the cover 2 andiricludc-iV a block `8 lcarried'b'ythe base plate lf'a'ndl `provided with a roughened or serrated face 9. A lpartition wall 10 vintermediate the ends of the cover'2 cooperate with the end 'n wall 4 of the cover at the open -end of the holder to provide bearings for the ends 11Y of a wedging cylinder 12 provided with spaced rows of longitudinally extendingv 'Y teeth as clearly illustrated, the ends 11 ofV the wedging cylinderl being slidable in inclined slots 13 formed in the end wall 4 and partition 10 as clearly shownk in Figs.

2 and 5, the inclined slots 13 approaching. Y i the base Vplate 1 in directions toward the f lower ends thereof toi-permit the wedging cylinder, 12 to be moved into bindingengagement with the reins R as illustrated in,

Fig. 2. Y

Tov insure wedging engagementv of the cylinder 12 with the reins, the outer vwall 2 of the cover adjacent the open end thereof is provided withV a slot 14* through which a pin 15 slidably extends, the inner end of fthe pin carrying a :cross head 16' that'overlies the wedgingrcylinder while the outer end ofthe pin 15 Vcarries an operating button 17. y,

The reins R are-inserted through theend opening in theholder as illustrated in Figs.

Y 1 and 2 and "the button 17 isl loweredV through the slot 14 to cause the cross head 16 to forcibly move the'wedging cylinder 12 Y into engagement lwith thereins, the latter being wedged between the 'serrated block 8 and the wedging cylinder 12 and effectively retained or locked therein.

from. It is to be understood that this rein holder does not retain the portions of the To remove the reins from the holder, it is only necessary to impart a slight'upward movement thereto and the reins may be easily removed therereins leading to the horses head taut, for

the device is intended. t0 merely prevent the loose ends of the reins from falling on to the ground, therefore, the reins leading from the horses head may be led around either end of the dashboard or over the top of the same laterallj)7 of the said rein holder structure.

While there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment ofthe present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is l. In a rein holder, a casing having an end opening and an outer wall extending on an incline to the inner wall, a roughened gripping plate therein, and a sliding cylinder wedge cooperating with the gripping plate, there being a slotted opening in the inclined outer wall of the casing and a flnger extending through the slot, positioned above `the wedging cylinder and operable exteriorlyof the casing for forcing the wedging cylinder into operative engagement with reins.

2. In a rein holder, a casing having an open end, a perpendicular inner wall, a roughened gripping plate formed on said wall, an outer wall extending on an inclinel to the gripping plate, and a perpendicular slot formed in the outer Wall; said casing having inclined slots approaching said plate in directions towardtheir lower ends, a cylinder wedge slidablymounted in said slot cooperating with said plates, a finger extending through theperpendicular siot positioned above the Wedging cylinder and operable exteriorly of the casing for forcing the wedging cylinder into operative en gagement with reins.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

PAUL TRUsKowsKr.. 

